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The Devil Has Seven Faces
''The Devil Has Seven Faces'' ( it, Il diavolo a sette facce, also known as ''The Devil with Seven Faces'') is a 1971 Italian giallo film directed and co-written by Osvaldo Civirani. It starred George Hilton, Carroll Baker and Luciano Pigozzi. The film has also been released on video as ''Bloody Mary'' (US) and ''Nights of Terror'' (UK). Plot Carroll Baker plays a dual role in this film, two identical twins named Julie and Mary. While in Holland, Julie begins receiving threats from some mysterious men who attempt to kidnap her, and one of them menaces her while wearing a gorilla mask. They are confusing her with her twin sister Mary in London, who stole a massive diamond from a Maharaja and even betrayed her husband Craig, who was in on the heist. A racecar driver named Tony (George Hilton) saves Julie from being kidnapped and hides her out in an apartment owned by an old blind woman, who later turns up murdered. Luciano Pigozzi plays an insurance investigator who is searching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osvaldo Civirani
Osvaldo Civirani (19 May 1917 - 20 February 2008) was an Italian still photographer, producer, director, cinematographer, screenwriter and author. Until 1963, Civirani worked mainly as still photographer on over two hundred films. From 1963 until 1976, Civirani produced and directed 20 films in such diverse genres as erotic mondo film, peplum, eurospy film, Spaghetti Western, costume drama, comedy, giallo, and exotic erotic drama. As author, he wrote two autobiographical books that were published in 1995 and 2003. Biography 1917-1963: Early life and work as still photographer Civirani was born in Rome as son of a photographer. From 1935 to 1965, Civirani was still photographer on the set of more than two hundred films. In 1943, being hired as still photographer on the set of Luchino Visconti's ''Ossessione'', Civirani introduced the novelty of taking pictures not after the scene was shot - in a constellation that was staged for this purpose -, but while the scene was b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivano Staccioli
Ivano Staccioli (3 January 1927 – 15 July 1995) was an Italian film actor. Staccioli made 70 appearances between 1960 and 1991, mostly in film. He is best known for his appearances in historical adventures and action or western films in the 1960s. Particularly in the early 1960s he appeared in many gladiatorial films or ancient epics. In 1965 he starred in the western ''30 Winchester per El Diablo'' and ''A 008, operazione Sterminio'', a spoof of the James Bond genre. In the mid to late 1960s he was often credited as John Heston for Italian films dubbed for the American audience, particularly his westerns. He also appeared in a number of Italian giallo films, such as '' La morte accarezza a mezzanotte'' and ''The Flower with the Petals of Steel''. Two of his last films before retiring were controversial Nazi death camp films, ''KZ9" and ''SS Girls'', both directed by Bruno Mattei. Selected filmography * ''Pia de' Tolomei'' (1958) * '' Knight Without a Country'' (1959) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Stelvio Cipriani
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Osvaldo Civirani
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giallo Films
In Italian cinema, ''Giallo'' (; plural ''gialli'', from ''giallo'', Italian for yellow) is a genre of mystery fiction and thrillers that often contains slasher, crime fiction, psychological thriller, psychological horror, sexploitation, and, less frequently, supernatural horror elements. This particular style of Italian-produced murder mystery horror-thriller film usually blends the atmosphere and suspense of thriller fiction with elements of horror fiction (such as slasher violence) and eroticism (similar to the French ''fantastique'' genre), and often involves a mysterious killer whose identity is not revealed until the final act of the film. The genre developed in the mid-to-late 1960s, peaked in popularity during the 1970s, and subsequently declined in commercial mainstream filmmaking over the next few decades, though examples continue to be produced. It was a predecessor to, and had significant influence on, the later American slasher film genre. Literature In the Italia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Crime Thriller Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Films
The year 1972 in film involved several significant events. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1972 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Awards Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival): :'' The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' (''La classe operaia va in paradiso''), directed by Elio Petri, Italy :''The Mattei Affair'' (''Il Caso Mattei''), directed by Francesco Rosi, Italy Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival): :'' The Canterbury Tales'' (''I Racconti di Canterbury''), directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italy / France 1972 Wide-release movies United States unless stated January–March April–June July–September October–December Notable films released in 1972 United States unless stated # *'' The 14 Amazons'' (Shi si nu ying hao), directed by Cheng Kang, starring Lisa Lu, Lily Ho, Ivy Ling Po. (Hong Kong historical drama martial arts film) *''1776'', starring William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, John Cullum, Ken Howard, Blyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Mancini
Carla Mancini (born 21 April 1950) is an Italian film and television actress.Cox p.295 A graduate of the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia she made numerous appearances in films of the early 1970s. Selected filmography * '' Rough Justice'' (1970) * '' The President of Borgorosso Football Club'' (1970) * ''The Bird with the Crystal Plumage'' (1970) * '' Desert of Fire'' (1971) * '' Erika'' (1971) * '' The Red Queen Kills Seven Times'' (1972) * ''Who Killed the Prosecutor and Why?'' (1972) * ''La prima notte di quiete'' (1972) * '' 100 Fäuste und ein Vaterunser'' (1972) * '' Seven Blood-Stained Orchids'' (1972) * ''Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado'' (1972) * ''How Funny Can Sex Be?'' (1973) * ''The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe'' (1973) * ''My Name Is Nobody'' (1973) * '' Cry of a Prostitute'' (1974) * '' L'arbitro'' (1974) * ''Pasqualino Cammarata, Frigate Captain'' (1974) * '' The Visitor'' (1974) * ''The Perfume of the Lady in Black'' (1974) * ''Somewhere Beyond Love' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Ressel
Franco Ressel (8 February 1925 – 30 April 1985) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1961 and 1985. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''La cento chilometri'' (1959) - The Gay Race Walker (uncredited) * '' The Assassin'' (1961) - Dottore Francesconi * '' Rome 1585'' (1961) - Grillo * '' Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan'' (1961) - Captain of the Khan's Guards * ''The Wonders of Aladdin'' (1961) - Vizier's Lieutenant * '' Erik the Conqueror'' (1961) - King Lotar * '' Caccia all'uomo'' (1961) - Capo Cameriere (uncredited) * ''His Women'' (1961) - René * ''Marco Polo'' (1962) * '' Damon and Pythias'' (1962) * '' Lo smemorato di Collegno'' (1962) - Agente Pubblicitario * '' The Four Monks'' (1962) - Il Barone Cimino * '' The Girl Who Knew Too Much'' (1963) - Arresting Officer at Airport (uncredited) * ''The Monk of Monza'' (1963) - Ufficiale del balzello * '' Toto and Cleopatra'' (1963) - (uncredited) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Vargas
Daniele Vargas, stage name of Daniele Pitani (20 April 1922 – 7 January 1981) was an Italian film actor. Life and career Born in Imola, a small town in the district of Bologna, after attending high school with Pier Paolo Pasolini, Daniele Vargas enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine of Bologna University. After graduation in 1957 he moved to Rome to follow his passion for cinema. He began to appear in small roles in costume films and sword-and-sandals at the end of the 1950s and rapidly became one of the most active character actors, specializing in villain roles and sometime in characters of Spanish language. Selected filmography * ''Hercules Unchained'' (1959) - Amphiaraus * ''Non perdiamo la testa'' (1959) - The Butler * ''Le cameriere'' (1959) - Il baritono Marini * ''Caltiki – The Immortal Monster'' (1959) - Bob * ''The Pirate and the Slave Girl'' (1959) - Gamal * ''The Giant of Marathon'' (1959) - Darius I, King of Persia * ''La strada dei giganti'' (1960) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucretia Love
According to Roman tradition, Lucretia (Help:IPA/English, /luːˈkriːʃə/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''loo-KREE-shə'', Classical Latin: Help:IPA/Latin, [lʊˈkreːtɪ.a]; died c. 510 BC), anglicized as Lucrece, was a Women in ancient Rome, noblewoman in ancient Rome, whose rape by Sextus Tarquinius (Tarquin) and subsequent suicide precipitated a rebellion that Overthrow of the Roman monarchy, overthrew the Roman monarchy and led to the transition of Roman government from a Roman Kingdom, kingdom to a Roman Republic, republic. The incident kindled the flames of dissatisfaction over the tyrannical methods of Tarquin's father, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the last king of Rome. As a result, the prominent families instituted a republic, drove the extensive royal family of Tarquin from Rome, and successfully defended the republic against attempted Etruscan civilization, Etruscan and Latins (Italic tribe), Latin intervention. There are no contemporary sources of Lucretia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carroll Baker
Carroll Baker (born May 28, 1931) is an American former actress. After studying under Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio, Baker began performing on Broadway in 1954. From there, she was recruited by director Elia Kazan to play the lead in the adaptation of two Tennessee Williams plays into the film ''Baby Doll'' in 1956. Her role in the film as a coquettish but sexually naïve Southern bride earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Baker had other early film roles in '' Giant'' (1956) and the romantic comedy '' But Not for Me'' (1959). In 1961, she appeared in the controversial independent film '' Something Wild'', directed by her then husband Jack Garfein, playing a traumatized rape victim. She went on to star in several critically acclaimed Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s such as ''The Big Country'' (1958), '' How the West Was Won'' (1962), and ''Cheyenne Autumn'' (1964). In the mid-1960s, as a contract player for Paramount Pictures, Baker became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
